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NEWS BRIEFS Arrests made in GUF arson
Two suspects have been arrested this week in relation to the arson of the recycling centre back in May. The suspects have since been released on their own recognizance until charges can be laid. Two more arrests are outstanding, with RCMP hoping to make arrests in the near future. RCMP are still waiting to hear from the Crown Prosecutor in order to lay formal charges against the four suspects. No names can be released until charges are read. The Greening Up Fort St. James’ Integris Recycling Centre burned to the ground May 21 after years of work by the organization to have the facility built. The fire took place nearly one month to the day from their grand opening.
Watch for secret agents! On Friday, October 19 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., watch out on Fort St. James streets for secret agents. Fort youth will be participating in a massive game of Mission Impossible, trying to slip past guards on their route between Kwah Hall, Spirit Square and the high school. While participants should be wearing “Be Seen, Be Safe” armbands, keep an eye out for youth on the roads while driving after dark.
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Suzanne Lorimer (right) facilitates learning through play with two children at the Strong Start drop-in. Fort St. James is home to the highest numbers of vulnerable children entering kindergarten in the Nechako Lakes District, and Lorimer is one of the people in the community working to change that. Story Page 5.
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Sikh Temple sale in limbo Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier The sale of the Sikh Temple on Ash Street is in limbo, with Nechako Valley Community Services (NVCSS) waiting on the side. The sale of the building by the committee which manages the unused property was supposed to go through in August. Instead, just when the final signing was supposed to take place, the committee did not go through with the deal. The sale of the temple had been a plan in the works for some time, according to Dave Birdi, who had been acting as somewhat of a liaison between the committee and NVCSS. The Sikh community was in agreement the building should go back to the community of Fort St. James, as it was originally built to help provide a gathering place for community members after the old community hall was no longer around. The building, built in the 80s, had fallen into disuse due to the shrinking Sikh population, with elderly Sikhs moving away. “It served the purpose well,” said Birdi Originally, he said a deal with Nezul Be was agreed upon, with the Sikh community wanting to see the building going to a nonprofit in Fort St. James and the funds of the sale going to help out volunteer organizations. When the rezoning wasn’t approved by the mayor and council at the time, the group then looked to other organizations which could use the space and be interested in a similar arrangement. The building was then agreed to be sold to NVCSS as a “family hub” with a daycare and counselling facilities, for $200,000. The proceeds of the sale would then be donated equally to the Fort St. James Hospital Auxilliary and NVCSS. But just as the final signing was about to take place, no quorum was able to be reached within the temple committee.
The Sikh community in Fort St. James had been consulted, according to Birdi, due to the large scale of the deal, and the community was reportedly in agreement with the deal. “I have a hard time understanding what happened,” said Birdi. He said he cannot speak for the committee, and cannot speculate as to exactly what happened. Tyrell Arnold, executive director of NVCSS, said he is in regular contact with the committee to see where things are at, and his organization is still optimistic the deal may go forward. “Hopefully we’ll know within a week or two on their definite decision,” said Arnold. His understanding is at this point, there is no agreement between the signing authorities. He said his organization is comfortable where it is for the time being, but the primary goal of purchasing the large Sikh Temple property was to find a location for the daycare. Therefore, the organization has begun exploring other options as a backup, given how important a daycare is for Fort St. James. But the organization is not only concerned with finding a home for the daycare, but also with recovering the costs they had so far invested in the purchase of the temple. Engineers had been hired to look at the structure and make some preliminary plans as well as a septic engineer who inspected the septic to make sure it would be suitable for the proposed use of the facility. Rezoning applications to council had also already gone through, a $500 process. Arnold said NVCSS had approximately $5,000 invested in the structure so far, however, they had only a verbal agreement with the committee. NVCSS has also lost significant money in the past year, with over $400,000 in losses leading the organization to ask for tax exemption from the District of Fort St. James. Members of the committee who were reached by phone were not willing to comment on why the deal stalled.
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Small Business Week Premier Christy Clark released the following statement in recognition of Small Business Week. “Small business is what drives the provincial economy and it is the backbone of a strong local economy in every corner of the province. Small businesses represent 98 per cent of all businesses in our province. They employ over one million people - that’s 57 per cent of all private sector jobs in the province and the secondhighest rate in the country. “October 15, 2012 - October 19, 2012 is Small Business Week in B.C. Small business owners often work long hours and make great sacrifices to ensure the success of their companies. Many of these businesses are family-owned and operated, and one of the most important products of a small business is the positive effect they have in their communities by providing jobs. “As countries around the world struggle economically,
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DeLynda Pilon PG Free Press Whether or not seismic activity could jeopardize the safety of the Northern Gateway pipeline was at the root of many of the questions put to the Enbridge experts during the cross examination last Wednesday at the Joint Review Panel hearings in Prince George. Murray Minchin with the Douglas Channel Watch, a group intent on protecting the environment of the Douglas Channel and the Kitimat valley, also brought up the potential for a major oil spill if the leak went undetected by the automated system that will be used to monitor the level of oil going through the pipeline. “If there’s a leak at 50,000 litres per hour, which would be 2,000 litres per hour below the 1.5 per cent, I believe, of nominal flow, so if the pipeline is spilling that amount of diluted bitumen for 24 hours, because it’s below the threshold (which would be detected by the computational pipeline monitoring system), wouldn’t that be 1.2 million litres per day spilled?” Minchin asked. Though Drummond Cavers, an expert witness for Enbridge, agreed the math Minchin used was correct, the conclusion he came to was in error because it was based on an assumption that the automated system was the only one Enbridge uses to detects leaks. Because of overlapping methods, he said, the leak would not go undetected for a 24-
hour period. “You’re assuming that the material balance system, or what we call our computational pipeline monitoring system, is the only form of leak detection,” Cavers said. “Overlapping with that is a volume balance system. It currently has a two-hour window and 24-hour window. It’s rolling, so it’s not at the end of every day it calculates. It’s a rolling period. We’re contemplating the implementation of the four-hour window. A four-hour window at that rate would be 200,000 metres cubed at eight hours, so you’re looking at about 800,000 metres cubed. If we used a half a percent of nominal flow on the 24-hour window, which is typical of a lot of our systems, then you’re looking at about 417 metres cubed required to cause an alarm.” Minchin went on to ask whether or not Enbridge was concerned about a preliminary report from Natural Resources Canada identifying a 50 km fault line in the Douglas Channel, and the subsequent risk of submarine landslides and tsunami hazards. Cavers said Enbridge isn’t convinced the formation identified is a fault. If it is a fault, it could be 30 to 50 million years old, and there’s no evidence it is presently active, with no recorded earthquakes on the feature. “At this point there isn’t any elevated seismic risk beyond what’s been defined in the seismic hazard studies that have been undertaken to date which are based on the National Building Code
studies, which are done by a wide range of experts in Canada, reviewed internationally and based on the observations of the seismicity,” Cavers said. However, he added, they are committed to looking for any evidence of recent activity during the detailed design phase of the project. Minchin pointed out the preliminary report done by NRCan suggests they, too, will be conducting further studies, implying there could be a chance of increased seismic risks, then asked if that would increase spill possibilities. Cavers said that, though there is likely to be ongoing studies, at this point there is no indication there has been any seismic activity on what may possibly be a fault line at all. Minchin also asked the expert panel whether or not they could predict earthflow, the depth and volume of material they will carry and how far they will travel. Cavers said it was possible to do just that by understanding the topography and geology of the area, and added the question was directly related to the distribution of glaciomarine clay in the area. “A new earthflow can trigger, for a variety of reasons, but it’s related to loss of shear strength in the end and the glaciomarine clay distribution, understanding where this is, is an important part of this equation. We have committed to further work on the glaciomarine clay issue,” he said, then referred the question to another expert, Shane Kelly.
“We attempted to understand the nature of glaciomarine clay for the reasons of hazard assessment and prediction of the position of landslides with respect to routing the pipeline,” Kelly said, adding the information gathered resulted in some re-routing of the pipeline. Minchin pointed out that, because of the sensitivity of glaciomarine clay, seismic activity in the area could affect areas where those deposits lie. Without the full report on seismic activity from NRCan, he asked, would they not be going in with less than 20/20 vision? Cavers said they have the current and constantly updated NRCan seismic input, the best possible seismic assessment done at this point by NRCan. He added the seismic information is being constantly tweaked, however he didn’t believe there would be a substantial revision to it. Minchin mentioned his concern isn’t just for the pipeline, but for the safety of the 744,100,000 litres of diluted bitumen stored at the tank farm. Ray Doering, another Enbridge expert witness, said the Kitimat tank terminal is designed for a seismic event and includes a secondary containment area to address a possible failure of equipment. Peter Wong, another expert, added all the tanks are designed to withstand a seismic event. The 14 tanks will be founded on bedrock rather than surficial material or glaciomarine clay. Minchin went on to question the panel about self-auditing to identify
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deficiencies. He was told they do, and that they have a robust system in place. He asked about an incident in Wisconsin where Enbridge was given a $1 million fine for, among other things, failure to comply notices and permit violations. Minchin was told that, rather than arguing the details of each situation, they settled for the $1 million fine. Minchin finished his cross examination and C.J. Peter Associate Engineering began to ask a variety of questions. The Haisla Nation was beginning their questioning last Thursday, Oct. 11. For transcripts or audio transmissions of the final hearings, go to http://gatewaypanel.review-examen. gc.ca/clf-nsi/prtcptngprcss/hrng-eng.html.
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The Strong Start program aims to help vulnerable children in Fort St. James and the region. Vulnerable children are from all socio-economic groups, according to Suzanne Lorimer, an early childhood educator who runs the local program at David Hoy School. School District 91 (SD 91) has participated in provincial research looking at vulnerabilities in different areas and the results show there is work to be done. The study looked at physical, social, emotional, language, and communication development across the province, and showed this district, and Fort St. James in particular are behind. The provincial results, overall, showed over 30 per cent of children in kindergarten were vulnerable in at least one aspect of their development. Within SD 91, this number was 33 per cent, but there were variations across the region as well. Fort St. James had the highest rate of vulnerability in kindergarten students at 46 per cent, while Vanderhoof had the lowest rate at 26 per cent. The province, however, has set a goal of reducing vulnerabilities in children entering kindergarten to 15 per cent by 2015. Programs like Strong Start are aimed directly at lowering these numbers and improving success for children in school. “It’s an initiative they got right,” said Lorimer. The free, school-based early learning program is for all children from birth to school-age. The goal, according to Lorimer, is for more than just “learning the A, B, C’s.” Instead, both parents and children can learn something, with parents learning how to foster learning in children and socializing as well, helping to broaden their networks of parents in the community. Guided by an early learning framework, Lorimer said many of the goals of the program centre around “self-regulation” which help all of us be more successful in
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adults, the goal is to help foster those skills in children so they can do those things most of the time which makes them better able to learn in a classroom setting, but also as adults. “It’s not a kindergarten boot camp,” said Lorimer. She also helps parents access early interventions for speech and language if necesA mother and her daughter enjoy some play time at sary. “These early David Hoy Elementary’s Strong Start program drop-in years are when we on Oct. 9. Ruth Lloyd/Caledonia Courier want to start these interventions,” she through play of skill such While Lorimer ac- said. as managing powerful knowledges many of us She said it is easier to emotions, using language can’t do all of the self-reg- start children before they to resolve conflict, wait- ulation we should even as begin school, because par-
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Operations Team Growing as Mine Moves Towards Production October 17, 2012 – Efforts to recruit close to 400 people to operate the Mount Milligan mine are well underway with over 150 positions now filled. Like many mining companies, Thompson Creek Metals has faced challenges finding qualified candidates but believes that investing in local training programs is one way to address the skilled labour shortage. In October, the College of New Caledonia launched a new program developed in partnership with Thompson Creek Metals. The 16-week mill operator course, being offered again in January 2013, will provide training for positions in the processing plants of mines such as Endako, at Fraser Lake, and Mount Milligan, where sophisticated equipment requires a new skill set. The processing plant at Mount Milligan will be built around a 40’ SemiAutogenous Grinding (SAG) mill. When the mine begins
operations in the third quarter of 2013, the SAG mill at Mount Milligan will be one of only six of its kind in the world and the largest in North America. In addition to jobs in the processing plant, there are current openings for administrative staff, mine engineers, maintenance personnel, lab technicians, equipment operators and other careers. All jobs and opportunities at Mount Milligan are posted on the project website www. mtmilligan.com,which has recently been updated to support recruitment efforts. Visit us on line to access project information, and consider job postings. Visitors to the web site can also view new video featuring members of the Mount Milligan environment team, and hear them talk about the work underway to protect the area around the mining operations To date, more than 70 per cent of employees hired for the Mount Milligan operations
team come from the local socio-economic region, an area that stretches from Burns Lake to Prince George, and from Fort St. James to Mackenzie. Some people grew up in the area, some have returned to their home communities and some are new to the region but have settled in the local communities. Jobs postings can also be found in the Thompson Creek offices in Fort St. James and Mackenzie and in local employment centres. Office hours are from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Friday. Visit us in Mackenzie at 577 Skeena Drive (250 997 8800) or in Fort St. James, 132 – 250 Stuart Drive East (250 996 0066). The Mount Milligan team would like to say thank you to all of the people who participated in our summer tour program. More than 350 people toured the site and feedback from the tours was very positive. We look forward to offering a similar program next year.
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Instead of an angry huff, squeal of tires and pedal to the metal, the guy opened his door and got out. “I swear, he was the biggest man I’ve ever seen in Hi. My name is Neil, and I have a gambling problem. my life,” she said. “He was huge! His legs were like tree Oh, I may not blow the month’s rent at the races or trunks. Enormous! He said he would push my car to the spend my kid’s allowance at some video lottery terminal side of the road for me and I thought, why don’t you just — I’m way too cheap for that — but it’s still a problem. pick it up and carry it?” Like most of these things, it started innocently It didn’t hurt of course that he was extremely good enough. looking. And charming. And funny. As a junior reporter in Fort St. James, I lived from She accepted his offer of a ride and it wasn’t long bepaycheque to chamber of commerce dinner and I could fore she placed his accent as Kiwi. When Bev asked her just about make ends meet if I didn’t have to deal with roadside rescuer what he did for a living, he replied that transportation - but of course I did. The Courier is the he was a member of New Zealand’s national rugby team. Fort St. James paper but back then it was produced in The All Blacks. She was saved by a member of the All Vanderhoof, so every week I would fill up my latest Blacks. wreck with just enough gas to make it to the ‘Hoof. Ca-Ching! My editor, a great guy named Gord Smedley, was “I couldn’t believe it,” she said and laughed. “I guess it quite happy to let me sleep on his couch Saturday nights really says something about your day when the best part of and I would often borrow just enough money from him it involves running out of gas in an intersection.” to gas up for the return trip. It put my glory story to shame. There’s no way I’ll ever I got pretty good at estimating the absolute bare top that payout, no matter how well my luck holds. minimum amount of gas I could buy while still leaving It won’t change anything though. I’ll still play. After enough for a cup of coffee or two. Not only did I never all, I’m an addict — hooked hard — and I know the next lose, but — on two separate occasions — I coasted to a time I’m driving I’ll look at my gas gauge and think yeah gentle stop right at the gas pump in Fort St. James. … I can make it … probably. Ca-Ching! Don’t worry about it if you see me hiking a can of gas Gambling can take many forms, and be done for many reaImpressive I know, and it’s a tale I’ve revelled in sons, including adventure. along the side of the highway. It’s entirely my own fault many times over the years. Caledonia Courier Photo and I deserve what I get. It got to be a habit, this gas tank roulette, and before I Don’t even bother offering me a ride — unless, say, close. even knew what was happening I was hooked. I needed that I’m not alone though. There’s at least one other similarly you are Britney Spears, Christy Clark, or you happen to be adrenaline hit again and again and again. Swedish and part of a bikini team. afflicted soul out there. Life’s not like that of course. Just as with any addiction, Neil Horner is the assistant editor of the Parksville Quali“I lost,” (I’ll call her Bev) said. “I ran out of gas right in that early, ecstatic high is never repeated. Oh I’ve coasted to the intersection. This car was behind me, so I got out and cum Beach News and a regular columnist. He always carries a gentle stop all right, but never at the gas pump. Not even told the guy he should go around me.” a gas can.
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Fostering creativity in kids Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier In another example of integrating current cultural phenomenon into curriculum, teachers at David Hoy Elementary had students get creative with cardboard recently. The school spent most of a school day creating whatever students could imagine, all out of cardboard. The idea was based partly on YouTube video phenomenon Caine Monroy, a young boy in East Los Angeles who created an entire arcade of games out of cardboard. Caine’s handiwork and imagination led to a video called Caine’s Arcade by Nirvin Mullick which became an online sensation. The video not only brought people to Caine’s actual arcade in East L.A. in droves, but also donations towards an education fund for Caine. The overwhelming support led to the pair then founding the Imagination Foundation to help “find, foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in kids.” The foundation hosted a Global Cardboard Challenge to encourage people all over the world to “build, play and celebrate creativity and community.” So David Hoy Students on the day before the challenge, had the chance to spend a school day creating with cardboard. Some of the stu-
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ABOVE and LEFT: David Hoy Elementary students in Mrs. Gammon’s Grade 4/5 class were showing off their cardboard creation consisting of a long tunnel and various obstacles which a toy car could go through.
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Courier Still running, 33 years later
Ruth Lloyd Caledonia Courier The Mt. Pope Adventure Run will be in it’s 33rd year this year, proving Fort St. James is still full of adventure. Started in 1980 by Gord Rennie, an adventure runner who was a teacher at the Fort St. James Senior Secondary, the run is now organized by Keith Gordon. Rennie also organized the first Fort St. James to Vanderhoof relay race, which still continues to this day as well. Rennie was known as an adventurer, and Gordon said Rennie spent his summers off doing bike trips, canoe trips and other “wild adventures.” The run, which used to include a number of elite athletes from the region, has varied in participation over the years, from 34 people one year, to only two one year Gord Rennie himself and Dick Voneugen. Voneugen had run or walked the race every year until last year. It was the first time Voneugen now in his late 70s - did not participate. Over the years, the route of the run has changed somewhat, with the original trail being trimmed by about a kilometre in the mid-80s when the Mt. Pope trail was shifted to avoid a section overtop of homes along Stone’s Bay.
top, brings snacks and goodies baked by locals, a photographer volunteers each year to take photos at the top of each participant, and the fire is always prepared and maintained by a volunteer for participants to
warm themselves by before their descent. Anyone interested in getting involved or who may have questions about the event can contact Keith Gordon at: kggordon@telus.net or 996-8572.
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Hikers taking part in the Mt. Pope Run and Walk in Fort St. James last year head down the trail surrounded by beautiful fall colours.
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The run is now approximately 22 km if running the entire route from Cottonwood Park to the top of Mt. Pope and back, walkers normally begin at the trailhead and do just the 6.5 km trail up the mountain and back. The format of the run also changed slightly over the years. Early on, there was a rule runners had to stand at the fire for 10 minutes near the top to take a break. Each year a volunteer gets a fire started near the top every year to warm up participants. Now the rule is not in place and participants are just asked to pause briefly to rest before they head down the mountain.
Last year the race was won by Prince George runner Shar Jackson, the second female winner in the 33-year-old run. Many participants run the route almost every year, with Craig Houghton running it nearly every year since he first participated in 1987. His parents Terry and Margaret Ann Houghton used to walk the route each year from town as well. “Craig’s been a big supporter of our race since he was a boy,” said Gordon. The race has also had groups come from outlying communities, one from Burns Lake participated one year, and a group from Smithers another year.
In about the third year of the Mt. Pope Adventure Run, Keith Gordon ran the course, and has run it about three or four times in total, but lately has had his hands full organizing the event. While he can’t remember the year he first started organizing the adventure run, he is still a fan of the route. “I absolutely love it,” said Gordon, who thinks the route itself is an important asset to the community. “You’d be surprised how many people drive to Fort St. James to do that trail,” he said. While he hopes to pass on the job of organizing the event next year, Gordon said it still
Fence it in
Developers working for Thompson Creek Metals, R. Radloff and Associates Inc., applied for a variance on the plans for their parking lot. The parking lot for staff, being built at the end of Douglas Ave. by TABA Enterprises right now, was initially meant to be a part of a larger subdivision by the company, however plans to develop the housing are now on hold, while the parking lot is still going ahead. The variance Radloff has applied for would allow for the erection of a 2.4 m high fence along the side of the property facing Douglas Ave. The chain link fence is allowed around the other sides of the property, but would need a variance to be able to put such a tall fence along what is considered the front of the property. Councillor Riley Willick expressed concern the chain
link security fence is getting away from a residential area to making it more industrial. Mayor and council voted in favour of making the variance application a public process before approving the variance. No public meeting will
be held, however property owners within a 100 m area of the property will be contacted and given a chance to submit comments before the next council meeting on Oct. 24. Then council will again vote on whether or not to approve the variance.
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GATEWAY perspectives
Building a strong, safe pipeline Recently, in this space, I mentioned the extra care and attention that have gone into the planning of the Gateway pipeline route. I’d like to tell you now about another largely untold piece of the Gateway pipeline story — and that’s all the work we’ve done on pipeline integrity in order to prevent a spill.
monitoring, intrusion alarms, pipeline pressure, temperature, and vibration level, and several forms of leak detection technology.
Recently, we announced a series of safety enhancements that push Gateway far beyond the stringent standards of the pipeline industry. Put simply, they make what was already a very safe project even safer.
We’ll also be fitting the pipeline with dual leak-detection analysis systems. That means two entirely different means of highly accurate data analysis along the route, giving us a computerized model of pipeline flow, with information constantly being captured, updated, and monitored.
To begin with, the overall wall thickness of the oil pipeline will be increased by 19 per cent, and the condensate pipeline by 14 per cent. For water crossings such as major tributaries to the Fraser, Skeena, and Kitimat Rivers, that number will be bumped up by another 10 to 20 per cent. During the construction phase, we’ll ensure serious quality control during fabrication, ultrasonic or radiographic testing of every weld, hydrotesting and extra care in the backfill process. All of our remote pump stations along the route will be staffed 24/7. That means an extra level of security — with on-site personnel, in addition to remote control-centre operators, keeping tabs on video security
We’ll be making more in-line inspection surveys across the entire system — at a minimum of 50 per cent above current standards — plus full biweekly air patrols.
As a British Columbian, I know how seriously you value this strikingly beautiful province. I do too — and I have every confidence that Gateway’s pipeline integrity measures will keep it that way.
Janet Holder Executive Vice President Western Access Enbridge Inc.
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Although tankers have been safely navigating the north coast and its channels for decades, marine safety remains a top priority for British Columbians. We have been planning the Northern Gateway Project for over a decade, with a particular focus on protecting the environment. We have added specific safety requirements to our marine operations plan to help make the waters of the north coast safer not just for tankers serving the project, but for all marine vessels.
Tankers will reduce speeds in the channels…
Qualified BC Coast Pilots will board and guide all tankers… To prevent spills, all tankers serving the project will be modern and double-hulled, and will be vetted by independent, third party agencies before entering Canadian waters. Once strict safety and environmental standards are met, they will be guided through the Douglas and Principe Channels by qualified BC Coast Pilots.
Tankers travel slowly, but to make sure that marine species and their habitats are respected, tankers will be required to reduce speed as they pass through certain sections of the channels. Even their escort tugboats will have quieter engines to reduce underwater noise.
Powerful tugboats will escort tankers… Additional radar and navigational aids will improve safety for all vessels…
Tugboats have been shown to significantly reduce tanker incidents worldwide. Powerful tugboats that have been specially commissioned for Northern Gateway will assist in the safe arrival and departure of tankers. All tankers will be attended by a close escort tug. In the channels, laden tankers will have two tugs–one tethered at all times. These tugboats will have emergency response equipment on board and will be capable of assisting any marine vessel.
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For increased safety and sure guidance, additional radar systems and navigational aids, such as beacons, buoys and lights, will be installed throughout the routes. This will not only improve safety for tankers, but for all marine traffic on the north coast.
Discover more about our rigorous marine safety plan and join the conversation at marine.northerngateway.ca.
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parents and others in selecting appropriate texts for their young readers, the following points are provided for consideration: • How complicated are the ideas being presented in the book • How complex is the vocabulary and grammar • How long is the book • How much writing is on each page • How big or small is the text on the page and where is it located • How good are the illustrations at providing support If this sounds a little too complicated a good idea may be to supervise while the child is allowed to pick a book that interests them. For further information about helping your young reader, or assistance in selecting suitable material, please call Alex at the College of New Caledonia Learning Hub 996-7019, or contact the Fort St. James Centennial Library.
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Now that the school year is underway and cooler weather is just around the corner, parents may want to start thinking about setting up a The Regional District of Bulkleyreading program for their children. Nechako will again be hosting an elecThere is no longer any doubt that tronics recycling event at 445 Morice reading enhances a child’s imaginaAve. on Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. tion, expands their knowledge base, to 3 p.m.. and makes them far more likely to The Fort St. James event is a chance excel in other areas of learning as to get rid of the old, broken or outthey go forward. 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❚ In business since 1944, started as a egg pooling station and they shipped eggs by Rail to sixty thousand men stationed in Prince Rupert. ❚ In 2011 annual sales were $192.3M; Net Savings of $16.6M 8.6%; Equity & Cash Back $8.7M, Al location ratio of 4.7% for all locations which includes 4 bulk plants (Vanderhoof, Houston, Prince George and Quesnel); Vanderhoof Gas Bar and C-Store; 14 Cardlock locations (957 km Terrace to Valemount and 125 south from Prince George to Quesnel); Vanderhoof 70,000 sq. foot shopping centre – Food, Home and Agro Centre, Quesnel Agro Centre ❚ Sales for last 10 years $964.9M, Net Savings of $76.8M 7.96%; Equity & Cash Back $32.3M; Average allocation ratio 5.12%. ❚ 2011 Co-op paid $300,000 property taxes; over $2.0M income taxes and employed 110 employees with a payroll of $5.0M ❚ Co-op Community Builder; Co-op invests in the communities it serves and the returns that those investments yield stay within those communities, which in turn generate more economic activity. Vanderhoof and Districts Co-op is a proud supporter of local community groups, over $93,000 per year in financial and in-kind donations, we send two students to Co-op Camp and $500 scholarships for Sr. Secondary Students in each of 10 communities we operate in from Terrace to Valemount and south to Quesnel. ❚ Our success is measured in the success of the people we employ, in the services we offer to our members, and in the equitable way our earnings are distributed to the membership.
Only Co-op returns it’s Profits to local member-owners.
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� The printed newspaper � Online on my computer or laptop � On my tablet � On my smartphone
Research online prior to store purchase? Make online purchases? Use your smart phone for shopping?
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* 2. How many people in your household (including yourself) read the paper? Female 18-24 ............ 25-34 ............ 35-44 ............ 45-54 ............ 55-65 ............ 65+ Male.....18-24 ............ 25-34 ............ 35-44 ............ 45-54 ............ 55-64 ............ 65+
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Yellowhead Road and Bridge (YRB) is seeking winter plow truck operators for the Fort St. James and Fraser Lake areas. Interested applicants should send their resume to the Fort St. James and/or Fraser Lake AND a copy to the Vanderhoof ofďŹ ce. Fax: Fort St. James - 250-996-7727 OR: e-mail: larss@yrb.ca Fax: Fraser Lake - 250-699-6909 OR:e-mail: daves@yrb.ca Fax: Vanderhoof - 250-567-3357 OR email: vanderhoof@yrb.ca Applications available at the all yards. For more info contact the Vanderhoof ofďŹ ce, located at: 545 Spruce Street. Phone: 567-3114
CERTIFIED AND UNCERTIFIED TEACHER REPLACEMENTS School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) requires 7eacher 5eSlacePeQts (certiÂżeG) Ior the 1 1 school \ear. $ll certiÂżeG 7eacher 5eSlacePeQts Pust suSSl\ Getails aQG GocuPeQtatioQ oI certiÂżcatioQ aQG experience. 7he District is also lookinJ Ior applicants Ior the 7eacher 5eplacePent (uncertiÂżeG) list. ,I \ou haYe attenGeG or are consiGerinJ attenGinJ colleJe or uniYersit\ anG are thinkinJ oI pursuinJ a career in the ÂżelG oI eGucation \ou Pa\ Ee interesteG in ZorkinJ as a 5eplacePent 7eacher in orGer to EecoPe Pore IaPiliar Zith the teachinJ proIession. All Teacher Replacement applicants must complete a *eneral Application Ior TeachinJ Iorm. Application Iorms ma\ Ee oEtaineG Irom the School District 2IÂżce in 9anGerhooI or %urns Lake or Irom ZZZ.sG91.Ec.ca. (Yer\one Zho preYiousl\ ZorkeG Ior the District as a Teacher Replacement (certiÂżeG or uncertiÂżeG) must reappl\ eYer\ \ear. To reappl\ contact Donna %enson at 9 at the %urns Lake ReJional 2IÂżce. School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) ZoulG like to thank all applicants in aGYance Ior their interest hoZeYer onl\ those selecteG Ior an interYieZ Zill Ee contacteG. 3lease IorZarG applications to Rick Pooley Assistant SuperintenGent School District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) ReJional 2IÂżce %ox %urns Lake %.&. 9 - 1( Telephone ( ) 9 1 )ax ( ) 9 1
NECHAKO VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES SOCIETY INTERNAL/EXTERNAL JOB POSTING FAMILY PRESERVATION WORKER MCFD FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM Internal/ External Posting Number 2012-052 VANDERHOOF JOB SUMMARY: This program provides services for Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) referred families who have been identiďŹ ed as medium to high risk of out of home placement for their child/children. Typically referred clients have come to the attention of MCFD as a result of child protection issues, whether they are immediate concerns or family support issues. Family Preservation worker provides short term, intensive, in-home service to assist families in reducing risk factors and threats to family and individual well-being. When appropriate, service will also be delivered as group work. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: â?– A diploma in the human services or related ďŹ eld, or the equivalent combination of education and experience â?– At least one year of experience in a similar environment is required for this position â?– Must demonstrate an understanding of theory, principles and practices in the ďŹ eld â?– Must have knowledge of child development and age appropriate behaviors â?– Must possess basic computer skills SALARY: $17.60-20.70 with beneďŹ ts as per the CSSEA & CSSBA Collective Agreement (Grid Level 12) HOURS OF WORK: Full Time START DATE: As soon as possible POSTING DATE: October 3, 2012 CLOSING DATE: Until ďŹ lled Please apply for this job only in the manner speciďŹ ed by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position. Please send a cover letter of interest and current resume outlining your skills and qualiďŹ cations for the position and include the job positing number: Via email: dscoular@nvcss.ca Fax: 250-567-3939 Mail: Danny Scoular, Program Manager Nechako Valley Community Services Society Box 1249, Vanderhoof, BC VOJ 3A0 Nechako Valley Community Services Society is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce We thank all our applicants, however, only those invited to an interview will be contacted.
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Most of the employees we meet at the credit unions have The truth is that it is hard, and many are considered “ununiversity level educations; however the minimum wage for a bankable” that is where the credit union comes in. full time employee is $150 Canadian a month, with the averCredit unions are providing loans to many of those who As I write this I am looking at pictures of Mongolia on my age wage for a teller running between $500-$600 per month. would otherwise fall through the cracks and get lost. We meet laptop, trying to put my thoughts in order so that I can share When we ask how much rent would be for a one room apart- with a number of members, “the lady with two cows” who with you, what has for me, been a life altering exput her three sons through university after getting perience. a loan for two more cows (she now has 10 cows It is thanks to the Canadian Co-operative Asand is considered very successful), a couple of sociation (CCA) International Development Proyoung entrepreneurs who are taking advantage gram that I find myself at this junction in my life. of Mongolia’s emerging market economy to imThe CCA has been working internationally (and prove their future, and a member who is starting a yes, if you are wondering, this does include Candaycare/orphanage in the ger district. Ger’s (proada) to establish and grow co-operatives, credit nounced gar) are traditional Mongolian homes; unions and community based organizations to round in shape, they are made of felt and can be reduce poverty, build sustainable livelihoods and taken down and transported to a new location improve civil society. relatively quickly. I was chosen along with seven other credit The credit union system is just in its infancy union professionals from across Canada to travel in Mongolia, with the first CU law passed only to Mongolia and share our knowledge and experilast year we find ourselves facing questions that ence. Our goal as coaches was to help local credit cover everything from governance to policy and unions to work towards “the common good” as it procedure development, concentration risk to seis referred to in Mongolia, so that members can curity and audit requirement the list goes on. As move out of poverty…for good. It is part of a we shared our experience it is soon clear that as larger effort by CCA to turn poverty into prosperusual the exchange of knowledge was a two-way ity. A daunting task! street. My Mongolian experience was centered in I was reminded of the goals of the credit union Ulaanbaatar the capital city, although several system, the foundation that it was established of the other coaches also worked in rural areas. on, and left to ponder the question, are we doing Mongolia for me is best described as a country enough at home? of contrasts. With hundreds of years of recorded My co-op partner had been to Mongolia behistory the Mongolians are a proud and respectful fore and she shared with me the changes over the people who love the land and are fearlessly proud last 3 years and I was both astounded and imof their country. It is for this reason that one can pressed. Working with extremely basic systems miss the abject poverty that now exists in some the Mongolian Credit Union system is striving sections of the population. forward. I shouldn’t be surprised, after all their Under soviet influence until 1990 the Monfounding members come from a people who have golian parliament has only been operating as a survived hundreds of years of warfare, who live democratic system for just over 20 years. The in a country that has some of the most extreme pace of change has been intense. Mongolia is weather in the world (UB is the coldest capital working hard to improve its economy. They have city in the world), who have for centuries packed brought their unemployment rate down from over up their homes on the back of a camel and set out 30 per cent after the collapse of the Soviet system, across the land with only the stars to guide them. to around 10 per cent, however inflation is running Far be it for them to let a little thing like a change rampant at over 11 per cent. Considering that 30 of political direction or an economic collapse to per cent of the population is currently under the A typical Mongolian ger, a traditional round shelter which can be erected and get in their way. age of 15, unemployment continues to be a sig- taken down relatively easily, practical for what was a nomadic culture. For more information on this experience check nificant concern. What makes Mongolia unusual Image courtesy of Joan Burdeniuk out my Mongolian blog http://www.icuinmongois the exceptionally high literacy rate (over 80 per lia.blogspot.ca or go to the CCA website at http:// cent) coupled with a very strong cultural expectation that ev- ment in UB we are advised that is would run between $400- coopscanada.coop or come on in to the Credit Union between eryone should obtain a university education. $500 per month, so how do people survive? Oct 16 to 20th and check out our Mongolian display.
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